Replica of Hallerstein-designed armillary sphere set up in Slovenia

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Replica of Hallerstein-designed armillary sphere set up in Slovenia

STORY: Replica of Hallerstein-designed armillary sphere set up in Slovenia SHOOTING TIME: Feb. 6, 2024 DATELINE: Feb. 8, 2024 LENGTH: 00:03:43 LOCATION: Ljubljana CATEGORY: CULTURE/POLITICS SHOTLIST: 1. various of the ceremony 2. various of Slovenian President Musar addressing the ceremony 3. various of the armillary sphere 4. SOUNDBITE 1 (English): NATASA PIRC MUSAR, Slovenian President 5. SOUNDBITE 2 (Chinese): WANG SHUNQING, Chinese Ambassador to Slovenia STORYLINE: A full-scale replica of the armillary sphere with rotating rings created by Augustin Ferdinand Hallerstein, or Liu Songling by his Chinese name, in the 18th century, will be permanently installed in Ljubljana. Slovenian President Natasa Pirc Musar, Chinese Ambassador to Slovenia Wang Shunqing, and Ljubljana Mayor Zoran Jankovic attended the inauguration ceremony on Tuesday in front of the Slovenian Archives building on the bank of Ljubljanica River, which runs through the capital. Hallerstein, an astronomer, natural scientist and geograph

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